A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Local 10-year swap rate below 2% for first time, trade surplus as annual goods exports to China hitting $15b, English calls banks' bluff

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Local 10-year swap rate below 2% for first time, trade surplus as annual goods exports to China hitting $15b, English calls banks' bluff

Global rates and equities moved sharply lower overnight; disappointing US data sparked a turnaround in the USD, which has weakened across the board; NZD has bounced back above 0.65; NZ rates continued fall yesterday

Global rates and equities moved sharply lower overnight; disappointing US data sparked a turnaround in the USD, which has weakened across the board; NZD has bounced back above 0.65; NZ rates continued fall yesterday

Equities and global rates have moved lower overnight after reports the US would extend restrictions to more Chinese technology firms; Fed reiterated its pledge to be patient; NZD has continued to grind lower amid building OCR rate cut expectations

Equities and global rates have moved lower overnight after reports the US would extend restrictions to more Chinese technology firms; Fed reiterated its pledge to be patient; NZD has continued to grind lower amid building OCR rate cut expectations

Equity markets have remained under pressure overnight; moves in other markets have generally been contained, although the AUD benefited from the Liberal-National coalition’s unexpected election victory over the weekend

Equity markets have remained under pressure overnight; moves in other markets have generally been contained, although the AUD benefited from the Liberal-National coalition’s unexpected election victory over the weekend

Kiwibank economists say following re-election of the Coalition the RBA is free to cut interest rates across the Tasman and this will increase pressure on the Reserve Bank to cut the Official Cash Rate again here

Kiwibank economists say following re-election of the Coalition the RBA is free to cut interest rates across the Tasman and this will increase pressure on the Reserve Bank to cut the Official Cash Rate again here

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Heartland trims rates, ANZ revoked, PMI waivers, PPI costs up more than prices, house price inflation lower; swaps firm, NZD stable, & more

A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; Heartland trims rates, ANZ revoked, PMI waivers, PPI costs up more than prices, house price inflation lower; swaps firm, NZD stable, & more